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Peru RPCV William Jacoby has been named President of Direct Global Power
Prior to joining DGP in 2006, Jacoby served as Vice President of the Besicorp Group, an independent power producer that developed six successful cogeneration plants in New York State where he performed due diligence assignments and assembled the external development team for a proposed 1,000 MW power project in India. He was Chief Counsel of the Albany Community Development Agency for six years. Earlier, he implemented Albany's award-winning affordable housing development program and managed its local economic development program. His experience also includes 4 years in state government as director of a policy bureau, and service in the U. S. Peace Corps in Peru.
Peru RPCV William Jacoby has been named President of Direct Global Power
Direct Global Power names Jacoby as President
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William Jacoby has been named President of Direct Global Power, Inc. by the Board of Directors. DGP is a New York-based renewable energy technology and market development company. Jacoby takes over from Rick Lewandowski, founding president of DGP, who assumed the presidency of Prism Solar Technologies, a DGP affiliate. Lewandowski remains chairman of DGP's board.
Jacoby was a founding member of DGP in 1996, and served as its vice president until 2001.
During that time, he was responsible for international business development, partnering, and project implementation in rural applications of solar energy. He conducted client-funded market research on solar energy applications for water pumping, telecommunications, remote sensing, irrigation, and disaster mitigation. He oversaw pilot projects in Peru and Bolivia, formed and worked with a Bolivian subsidiary; and developed relationships with the insurance industry and the disaster mitigation community. He worked closely with the President and the Board of Directors on corporate planning, strategy, and finance.
While continuing to serve as a board member, Jacoby left DGP in 2001 to pursue interests in the nonprofit sector. He managed a USAID sustainable development contract, staffing and supervising national offices in Bolivia and Peru, and later directed an affordable homeownership program for a non-profit in New York.
In 2004 he was named executive director of Hope Community, Inc., a $10M community development corporation. Accomplishments there included:
* transforming its property management division to industry-standard performance;
* overseeing its return to excellent standing with housing agencies;
* winning a competitive development competition and creating a pipeline of projects;
* forging a partnership with premier private firms to submit the leading proposal for a $1B commercial/affordable housing RFP.
* restoring the organization's community standing, prestige, and capital reserves.
Prior to joining DGP in 2006, Jacoby served as Vice President of the Besicorp Group, an independent power producer that developed six successful cogeneration plants in New York State where he performed due diligence assignments and assembled the external development team for a proposed 1,000 MW power project in India. He was Chief Counsel of the Albany Community Development Agency for six years. Earlier, he implemented Albany's award-winning affordable housing development program and managed its local economic development program. His experience also includes 4 years in state government as director of a policy bureau, and service in the U. S. Peace Corps in Peru.
Jacoby has a B. A. from Dartmouth College, an MPA from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the Univ. of Pittsburgh, and a J. D. from Duquesne Law School, where he was a member of the Law Review. He is a member of the bars of Pennsylvania and New York. He has studied abroad in Colombia, England, and Israel, and recently attended a two-week program for executives at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. He is married and has two sons.
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Some of Dr. J's moves will never be forgotten. |
DR. J: He was, to me, the face of basketball of his era. One of my idols, Bill Russell, idolized this guy, and because of that, the name George Mikan got my attention at a young age. Growing up, I'd heard of his exploits, but the footage I saw was old and kind of grainy [laughs], so you really couldn't get a feel for him. But I remember my JV coach used to make me do this drill he called the Mikan drill you had to shoot hook shots from both the left and right side of the basket, left- and right-handed, without letting the ball hit the ground. After a while, you start to do it very efficiently. Eventually, you could do it with your eyes closed, all feel and touch. And that, too, aroused my curiosity about this guy who was one of the godfathers of the game.
I remember when I first met him. He was a senior gentleman, but he came over to me and he stuck his hand out and grabbed my hand and shook it real hard. It was a manly handshake. There was still such bravado, such energy about him, even long after his playing days. He just acted like a big man, you know? He knew he was big. His loss is a great loss to the sport.
NEEL: When you were a young player coming up, did you feel responsible in some way to the guys who had come before you?
DR. J: I feel greatly indebted to the players who played before me, guys who were barnstorming before there was a real professional league, guys who went through the ABL experience and the NBL experience it wasn't always private planes and five-star hotels in this league. The indebtedness to our forefathers rings loud and true. Any time I get a chance to talk to those guys, after I tease them about the old black-and-white footage, you always have to give props to those guys. They made it happen for all of us who came after. NEEL: Do you think young players today appreciate their "forefathers" in the same way?
Kareem was another player who, like Dr. J, moved the game forward. |
NEEL: When the ABA-NBA merger took place, I remember that old Sports Illustrated cover, "Dave and the Doctor in one big league." Did you think of yourself at that time as a pioneer? Were you conscious of infusing the NBA with something new? DR. J: I always felt, and I feel now, that I was one of the guys who bridged the gap between the old-time player and the new-age player. Kareem is in that group. Iceman would definitely be in that group, too. We bridged it. We gave the audience a glimpse of the future. But our games were definitely rooted in the fundamentals of the past. We'd go both ways, something traditional and something spectacular. And there were a lot of guys who were doing that at that time, but they weren't necessarily doing it in organized basketball. We brought our playground experience to what we were doing in the league. Ice had Detroit in him. I had my New York thing. NEEL: Did you take pride in bringing something "playground" to the organized game? DR. J: Every day. Every day. Even in practice. Any opportunity to showcase something guys hadn't seen that was fun. Ice used to say, when he came along, that guys were talking about making bank shots inside the square on the backboard. But he would say, "There are two squares up there. There's that little one and there's that big one around it, too, and I can make a shot from anywhere up in that big one, just as easy." He was outside the box. Inside one but outside the other, you know? NEEL: Is there a difference between Dr. J and Julius Erving? DR. J: Definitely. There's an alter ego involved in what I did. My personal ego, Julius Erving, is categorically different. Julius Erving is astute, mild-mannered, almost always in control. Dr. J tends to be more flamboyant. The expectation when Dr. J stepped on the court was that somebody was going to get dunked on, and Dr. J was ready to oblige, and the fans were going to get their money's worth. In my everyday life, I'm Julius, though, not Dr. J. It used to take some time and thought to adjust to different situations, to be Julius when I should be Julius and Dr. J when I should be Dr. J. I'd go to a party or something and people would want me to be Dr. J, the life of the party. But that's not my personality. I like to observe. I like to be quiet. I like to react to what's going on. I'm not trying to go somewhere and be the center of the action. In fact, it's always like pulling teeth when I've contracted something and that's who I have to be [Dr. J], because it's not really who I am at all.
NEEL: So you don't miss him now that you're retired?
Erving is still one of the game's great ambassadors. |
NEEL: For many of us, your singular play came when you swooped under the backboard in the Finals against the Lakers in 1980. Is there any one play, at any level, that sticks out in your mind as the height of your form and creativity? DR. J: I had a shot down in Virginia once. Bob "Chopper" Travaglini, the trainer with the Squires, had this photo in the training room where I came out of the corner and went along the baseline. And there was a guy trying to take a charge, so I went up in the air towards the foul line, facing the foul line, and I was able to reach back and dunk the ball and pull my legs up in the air. And as the ball was going through the net, my butt was up at the bottom of the rim, my legs were straight down, and my body was straight out, making a 90 degree angle, and I was facing the foul line. And he had a picture of this. And I used to look at it, and I was like, "What the heck?!" That was the most unusual thing I ever did, and I didn't even remember doing it.
NEEL: You had so much style, but you often hear today that people are suspicious of too much flair in the NBA game. Can you make the case for style? DR. J: Style, it's like bowling. Everybody's bowling, but from one bowler to the next, everybody's a little different. Their bodies are built differently, their mentalities are different. We're all exploiting the options, but we're doing it our own way. The pose a bowler holds at the end of his motion no two are exactly alike. That's what makes us the individuals we are, that little difference. That's style. With hoops, you're going to see similar differences some subtle, some very dramatic. And it's a good thing. I don't think people should freak out over it. I think they should appreciate it and appreciate the evolution of it. And I'll tell you, individual effort and individuality happens to be necessary to succeed in this game at the pro level. Guys are too good for you to go by the book. You have to have enough of that individuality in you that when the forces meet, you have that resiliency, that resolve, that something extra. The forces, from both directions, are going to be so well-prepared, they're going to know each other so well, it's going to be individual effort and creativity that's going to allow you to win out not sticking to something you already know. And it's not just you and the other guy. It's the moment, too. You have an audience. You're in, say, the Finals, and that inspires you, too. You have to have that audience sometimes to make you want something, to make it possible for you to come up with something totally new. NEEL: From the hair to the kneepads to the smooth attitude and style for a lot of us, you represented a kind of counterculture cool. Did you think of yourself in those terms? DR. J: I thought more in terms of pushing the envelope than cutting against the grain. I utilized a lot of what was already there. Maybe I'm the only guy who believes this, but I always thought my game was deeply rooted in fundamentals. I never really went into a long slump, because I always just went back to the fundamentals to rebounding and defense and passing when my shot wasn't there. I got more conservative in those times, not more flamboyant. It was more left foot-right hand, right foot-left hand, in those moments for me, you know? That was the rudiments of my game, and maybe that's what allowed me to go off on tangents the way I did, because what I rehearsed, and the way I thought of myself and my game, was always through the fundamentals first. And after a while, for me, the extraordinary things became fundamental, too. [laughs] NEEL: Do you enjoy the game today?
Who would win a dunk contest between Dominique and Dr. J? It'd certainly be fun to watch! |
NEEL: Are you frustrated with today's superstars and how they approach their games? DR. J: Not really. I think my frustration comes more with guys who were at that next level down, who fill niches but don't necessarily want to improve their overall games. When I was with the Magic, I used to try to get Horace Grant to work on putting the ball on the floor, but he wasn't hearing it. No way. He just wanted to pump iron and stick with what he was doing. And he was a valuable, valuable role guy at every stop. But in terms of improving his game, he wasn't hearing it.
NEEL: The league is talking about instituting a minimum age limit moving forward. What's your take on it? DR. J: I think you protect the college player and the college game with it, and maybe there's something righteous about that. But in terms of the global view, if you're going to continue drafting players from all around the world, I don't see how it can work. Tony Parker was in the league at [19]. A lot of these guys aren't thinking about college at all. It's going to be difficult to keep these guys out and make them wait.
NEEL: Is the influx of foreign-born players a good thing for the NBA? DR. J: Yeah, I think it is. Obviously, it takes away some opportunities from some players who were born here. But I think this: If you're good enough to make it, you're going to make it. You have to rise up to the challenge other players, from wherever they come, present to you. You have to be good enough and make yourself good enough to play in this league. So I'm positive about the arrival of the foreign players because I think the challenge they represent raises the quality of everyone's game. And I like to see the sport globalized. I don't want to see it restricted. It should move more towards internationalization.
NEEL: Does Allen Iverson ever reach out to you, to talk about the quest for a ring? You waited a long time for an NBA title, too DR. J: I don't think it's a matter of waiting, really. I think it's a matter of getting your shots at it. If you get your shots, if you keep at it, you should get through. Unless you're like the Buffalo Bills or something. I think even if it's not meant to be, that void is probably not going to stop anything from happening. Allen's had a Hall of Fame career whether they win one or not.
NEEL: Let's do a hypothetical: You, Jordan, Dominique, and Vince Carter in a dunk contest. You're all in your primes. Who wins?
DR. J: I'd have to come up with something, now. I don't like playing for second place but let's say if you were going to take the course of a career, Dominique has probably had the most spectacular dunks. Vince has been amazing, but he's got some dues to pay. I don't know let's put it this way: If you took 100 dunks, and they had to be in game conditions, I would put my 16 years' worth up against anybody, against any of those guys. NEEL: Almost everyone I've ever known has, at one time or another, wanted to be you. If you could inhabit the body and spirit of some other player for one day, who would it be?
ĀDR. J: Probably the Hawk [Connie Hawkins]. That would be a good experience. I would have fun with that. I mean, he just toyed with people. I would like that. I would like to be the Hawk and walk into some gym full of young guys who can play and who think they're bad, and just put the Hawk stuff on 'em right then and there. That'd be fun. NEEL: Do you still play at all?
DR. J: No, I don't. I had a knuckle replacement surgery a while back, and after that, the doctor said, "No more hoops." Plus, I'm double-nickels, man. You know, you gotta know where your place is. I could still shoot the ball, but I'm not competing any more. Eric Neel is a columnist for Page 2.


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Under the Gun: Norristown raises awareness and hope through art
Saturday, June 22, 2013
By JOE BARRON
NORRISTOWN The mission statement of the ACPPA Community Art Center has not changed since 2004, when the doors first opened, but over the years, Executive Director Amy Grebe has changed the way she interprets it.
In an interview at her office, located in the basement of Grace Lutheran Church on Haws Avenue, Grebe rattled off the words by heart, as though she were reciting the Pledge of Allegiance: ōWe provide opportunities that use art as a vehicle for creative self-discovery and community revitalization.ö
After taking a breath, she explained with a smile that while her goal remains the same, exposing children to the arts. She prefers now to focus on the creative process, rather than the final product.
ōI am less inclined to make good artists than I am to create good citizens,ö Grebe said. ōWe use the creative process to help them envision a possible future for themselves.ö
She also provides after school snacks, donated by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
ōFor some of the kids, itÆll be the last thing they eat until tomorrow morning,ö she said.
Like many medium-sized municipalities that have passed their prime, Norristown suffers from a reputation for drugs, petty crime and violence, and its youngest, most vulnerable citizens may grow up feeling they have nothing more to look forward to. They also face problems of their own, such as bullies at school, or neglectful and abusive parents.
ōIt is not beyond me to take a student home with me when mom kicks them out,ö Grebe said.
For such children, the arts provide a path to self-confidence, better grades and a vision of life beyond the streets. On a simpler level, they can offer a diversion from unpleasant realities, or, in GrebeÆs words, ōArt is the thing they do while they work on their other issues.ö
There may be no hard data on success rates for the community art center, but Grebe has many stories to tell about differences her programs have made in childrenÆs lives. There was the boy who threw himself into guitar lessons while his parents were going through a divorce, and the two hostile cliques of sixth-grade girls who learned to cooperate with one another when they staged a fashion show.
ōMiddle school girls are nasty,ö Grebe said. ōWe found that fashion was the one thing they all had in common.ö
Another student at the center was being bullied, Grebe recalled, to the point that his elementary school was no longer a safe place to be. He enrolled in the centerÆs all-boys hip-hop class. He arrived withdrawn and shy, and hesitant to participate, Grebe said, but when he showed off his new moves at school, the same boys who bullied him wanted to engage with him and learn what he was doing.
ōHeÆs doing better in school because heÆs more confident,ö Grebe said.
The programs available at the art center include dance, music lessons, pottery, cartooning, anime, drawing and painting. Current enrollment is about 20 to 30 children aged 10 to 14.
ōItÆs just the right amount,ö Grebe said. ōWeÆd love to see more kids here. Unfortunately, itÆs completely volunteer-run.ö
Many of those volunteers are students at Cabrini College, who donate their time as part of their social justice and American studies courses. They also pick up an essential life skill, according to their professor, Nancy Watterson.
ōMostly, they learn patience,ö she said.
While art can give at-risk children a constructive way to use their time, it can also serve their parents as a springboard for discussion about the problems facing the community. In March, Theatre Horizon presented a staged reading of ōThe Brothers Size,ö a play by Tarell Alvin McCraney that deals with a young manÆs readjustment to life outside of prison, and older brotherÆs efforts to straighten him out.
The reading followed by only three months a rash of drug-related shootings over Christmas week, and the choices young men make in life were very much on the minds of the people in attendance.
ōThere was really spirited conversation afterward,ö Erin Reilly, Theatre HorizonÆs artistic director, said in an interview. ōIt was a real diverse group, including some of our subscribers and typical audience members, as well as neighborhood residents ģ People were really moved by it. ThatÆs what they talked about identifying with these characters and the brothers.ö
The reaction solidified Theatre HorizonÆs commitment to bring more plays about the African-American experience to Norristown, whether in staged readings or full-scale productions, Reilly said.
ōThe theater is just one more medium in which to spark dialogue,ö she said. ōOur goal is to get people talking about issues that are impacting our communities, especially a community like Norristown, where the population is so diverse.
ōPlays by African-American playwrights help give one more forum for people of all colors together to talk about issues, and their shared hopes and dreams.ö
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Description | jar fragment, with two sketches of a lion(-ess) on recto, a head and accounts verso; the drawings on the recto are in black ink of lion head, in red ink of roaring lion head (in black the lion's mouth is closed and in the red painted overlay it roars). |
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cdrskin - burns preformatted data to CD, DVD, and BD via libburn. |
cdrskin [options|track_source_addresses] |
cdrskin is a program that provides some of cdrecord's options in a compatible way for CD media. With DVD and BD it has its own ways. You do not need to be superuser for its daily usage. |
Blanking of CD-RW and DVD-RW. |
Track recording model |
The input-output entities which get processed are called
tracks. A track stores a stream of bytes. Some media types can be kept appendable so that further tracks can be written to them in subsequent runs of cdrskin (see option -multi). Info about the addresses of burned tracks is kept in a table of content (TOC) on media and can be retrieved via cdrskin option -toc. This information is also used by the operating systems' CD-ROM read drivers. In general there are two types of tracks: data and audio.
They differ in sector size, throughput and readability via
the systems' CD-ROM drivers resp. by music CD players.
With DVD and BD there is only type data. While audio tracks just contain a given time span of
acoustic vibrations, data tracks may have an arbitray
meaning. Nevertheless, ISO-9660 filesystems are established
as a format which can represent a tree of directories and
files on all major operating systems. Such filesystem images
can be produced by programs mkisofs or genisoimage or
xorriso. They can also be extended by follow-up tracks if
prepared properly. See the man pages of said programs.
cdrskin is able to fulfill the needs about their option
In general there are two approaches for writing
media: |
CD-R can be initially written only once and eventually
extended until they get closed (or are spoiled because they
are overly full). After that they are read-only. Closing is
done automatically unless option -multi is given
which keeps the media appendable. |
Sequentially Recordable DVD or BD Media: |
Currently DVD-RW, DVD-R[DL], DVD+R[DL], and BD-R can be
used for the Sequential recording model. It resembles the
model of CD media. Only DVD-RW can be blanked and re-used
from scratch. |
Overwriteable DVD or BD Media: |
Currently types DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM and BD-RE can be
overwritten via cdrskin. DVD+RW and DVD-RAM media need no special initial
formatting. They offer a single continuous data area for
blockwise random access. BD-RE need explicit formatting
before use. See blank=as_needed or
blank=format_defectmgt . |
The drives, CD, DVD, or BD burners, are accessed via
addresses which are specific to libburn and the operating
system. Those addresses get listed by a run of cdrskin
--devices or cdrskin --device_links. If you only got one CD capable drive then you may leave
out cdrskin option dev=. Else you should use this
option to address the drive you want. |
Option --allow_emulated_drives enables addressing
of pseudo-drives which get emulated on top of filesystem
objects. Regular data files and block devices result in
pseudo-drives which behave much like DVD-RAM. If the given
address does not exist yet but its directory exists, then it
gets created as regular file. Other file types like
character devices or pipes result in pseudo-drives which
behave much like blank DVD-R. The target file address is
given after prefix "stdio:". |
--help |
Show non-cdrecord compatible options. |
-help |
Show cdrecord compatible options. |
Note that some of the help texts are quite wrong - for cdrecord as well as for cdrskin (e.g. -format, blank=, -load). They are, nevertheless, traditional indicators for the availability of the listed options. Some frontend programs make decisions after reading them. |
-version |
Print cdrskin id line, compatibility lure line, libburn version, cdrskin version, version timestamp, build timestamp (if available), and then exit. |
Alphabetical list of options which are intended to be compatible with original cdrecord by Joerg Schilling: |
-atip |
Retrieve some info about media state. With CD-RW print "Is erasable". With DVD media print "book type:" and a media type text. With BD media print "Mounted Media:" and media type text. |
-audio |
Announces that the subsequent tracks are to be burned as audio. The source is supposed to be uncompressed headerless PCM, 44100 Hz, 16 bit, stereo. For little-endian byte order (which is usual on PCs) use option -swab. Unless marked explicitly by option -data, input files with suffix ".wav" are examined wether they have a header in MS-WAVE format confirming those parameters and eventually raw audio data get extracted and burned as audio track. Same is done for suffix ".au" and SUN Audio. |
Option -audio may be used only with CD media and not with DVD or BD. |
blank=type |
Blank a CD-RW, DVD-RW, or format a DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, BD. This is combinable with burning in the same run of cdrskin. The type given with blank= selects the particular behavior: |
as_needed |
Try to make the media ready for writing from scratch. If
it needs formatting, then format it. If it is not blank,
then try to apply blank=fast. It is a reason to abort if the
media cannot assume thoroughly writeable state, e.g. if it
is non-blank write-once. |
The following blank types are specific to particular media familes. Use them if special features are desired. |
all |
Blank an entire CD-RW or an unformatted DVD-RW. (See also --prodvd_cli_compatible, --grow_overwriteable_iso) |
fast |
Minimally blank an entire CD-RW or blank an unformatted DVD-RW. (See also --prodvd_cli_compatible, --grow_overwriteable_iso) |
deformat_sequential |
Like blank=all but with the additional ability to blank
overwriteable DVD-RW. This will destroy their formatting and
make them sequentially recordable. Another peculiarity is
the ability to blank media which appear already blank. This
is similar to option -force but does not try to blank media
other than recognizable CD-RW and DVD-RW. |
deformat_sequential_quickest |
Like blank=deformat_sequential but blanking DVD-RW only minimally. This is faster than full blanking but may yield media incapable of Incremental Streaming (-tao). |
format_if_needed |
Format a media if it is not formatted yet, and if cdrskin
supports formatting for the media type, and if formatting
will not happen automatically during write. This currently
applies to unformatted DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, BD-RE, and blank
unformatted BD-R. Eventually the appropriate default
formatting is chosen. If other media or states are
encountered then nothing happens. |
format_overwrite |
Format a DVD-RW to "Restricted Overwrite". The
user should bring some patience. |
format_overwrite_quickest |
Like format_overwrite without creating a 128 MiB trailblazer session. Leads to "intermediate" state which only allows sequential write beginning from address 0. The "intermediate" state ends after the first session of writing data. |
format_overwrite_full |
For DVD-RW this is like format_overwrite but claims full
media size rather than just 128 MiB. Most traditional
formatting is attempted. No data get written. Much patience
is required. |
format_defectmgt |
Format DVD-RAM or BD to reserve the default amount of
spare blocks for defect management. |
format_defectmgt_cert_off |
Disable the usual media quality certification in order to
save time and format to default size. The certification
setting persists even if subsequent blank= options override
the size of the format selection. |
format_defectmgt_cert_on |
Re-enable the usual media quality certification and
format to default size. The certification setting persists
like with format_defectmgt_cert_off. |
format_defectmgt_max |
Format DVD-RAM or BD to reserve a maximum number of spare blocks. |
format_defectmgt_min |
Format DVD-RAM or BD to reserve a minimum number of spare blocks. It might be necessary to format format_defectmgt_none first in order to get offered the most minmal spare blocks sizes for format_defectmgt_min. |
format_defectmgt_none |
Format DVD-RAM or BD-RE to the largest available payload in the hope to disable defect management at all. This may or may not have a speed increasing effect. Unformatted blank BD-R will be left unformatted. |
format_defectmgt_payload_<size> |
Format DVD-RAM or BD. The text after "format_defectmgt_payload_" gives a number of bytes, eventually with suffixes "s", "k", "m". The largest number of spare blocks will be chosen which allows at least the given payload size. |
format_by_index_<number> |
Format DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM or BD. The number after "format_by_index_" is used as index to the list of available format descriptors. This list can be obtained by option --list_formats. The numbers after text "Format idx" are the ones to be used with format_by_index_. Format descriptor lists are volatile. Do neither eject nor write the media between the run of --list_formats and the run of blank=format_by_index_ or else you may get a different format than desired. |
help |
Print this list of blanking types. |
-checkdrive |
Retrieve some info about the addressed drive and then exit. Exits with non-zero value if the drive cannot be found and opened. |
-copy |
Create the subsequent tracks with permission for an unlimited number of copies. |
cuefile=path |
Read a session description from a cue sheet file in
CDRWIN format. Base the tracks on a single file which is
given in the sheet by command FILE. To enable CD-TEXT from
the cue sheet file, cdrskin option -text has to be
present. |
-dao |
Alias for option -sao. Write CD in Session at Once mode or DVD-R[W] in Disc-at-once mode. |
-data |
Subsequent tracks are data tracks. This option is default and only needed to mark the end of the range of an eventual option -audio or -xa1. |
Options -mode2, -xa, and -xa2 get mapped to -data, not using the desired CD sector formats and thus not taking advantage of eventual higher payload. -xa1 Subsequent tracks are data tracks with input suitable for CD-ROM XA mode 2 form 1. This differs from -data input by 8 additional header bytes per block. cdrskin will not write CD-ROM XA but rather strip the header bytes and write as -data tracks. |
dev=target |
Set the address of the drive to use. Valid are at least
the addresses listed with options --devices or
--device_links, X,Y,Z addresses listed with option -scanbus,
ATA:X,Y,Z addresses listed with options dev=ATA -scanbus,
and volatile libburn drive numbers (numbering starts at
"0"). Other device file addresses which lead to
the same drive might work too. |
driveropts=opt |
Set "driveropts=noburnfree" to disable the drive's eventual protection mechanism against temporary lack of source data (i.e. buffer underrun). A drive that announces no such capabilities will not get them enabled anyway, even if attempted explicitly via "driveropts=burnfree". |
-dummy |
Try to perform the drive operations without actually affecting the inserted media. There is no warranty that this will work with a particular combination of drive, media, and write mode. Blanking is prevented reliably, though. To avoid inadverted real burning, -dummy refuses burn runs on anything but CD-R[W], DVD-R[W], or emulated stdio-drives. |
-eject |
Eject the disc after work is done. |
-force |
Assume that the user knows better in situations when cdrskin or libburn are insecure about drive or media state. This includes the attempt to blank media which are classified as unknown or unsuitable, and the attempt to use write modes which libburn believes they are not supported by the drive. |
Another application is to enforce blanking or
re-formatting of media which appear to be in the desired
blank or format state already. |
-format |
Same as blank=format_overwrite_full -force but restricted to DVD+RW. |
fs=size |
Set the fifo size to the given value. The value may have
appended letters which multiply the preceding number: |
gracetime=seconds |
Set the grace time before starting to write. (Default is 0) |
-immed |
Equivalent to: |
modesty_on_drive=1:min_percent=75:max_percent=95 |
index=list |
Set a comma separated list of index start address numbers
for the next track. This applies to CD SAO sessions
only. |
-inq |
Print the identification of the drive and then exit. |
-isosize |
The next track following this option will try to obtain
its source size from the header information out of the first
few blocks of the source data. If these blocks indicate an
ISO-9660 filesystem then its declared size will be used
under the assumption that it is a single session
filesystem. |
isrc=text |
Set the ISRC for the next track source to the given text,
which must be exactly 13 characters long. It must comply to
the format CCOOOYYSSSSS. |
-load |
Load the media and exit. Exit value is 0 if any kind of media was found, non zero else. Note: Option -eject will unload the media even if -load is given. |
-lock |
Like option -load but leave the drive's eject button disabled if there is any media found and not option -eject is given. |
Use program "eject" or cdrskin -eject to get the tray out of the drive. Runs of programs like cdrecord, growisofs, wodim, cdrskin will not be hampered and normally enable the drive's eject button when they are done. |
mcn=text |
Set the CD Media Catalog Number to text, which must be
exactly 13 characters long and should consist of decimal
digits. |
minbuf=percentage |
Equivalent to: |
-minfo |
Print information about the loaded media. This includes media type, writability state, and a quite readable table of content. |
msifile=path |
Run option -msinfo and copy the result line into the file
given by path. Unlike -msinfo this option does not redirect
all normal output away from standard output. But it may be
combined with -msinfo to achieve this. |
-msinfo |
Retrieve multi-session info for preparing a follow-up
session by option -C of programs mkisofs, genisoimage, or
xorriso -as mkisofs. Print result to standard output. This
option redirects to stderr all message output except the one
of option --tell_media_space and its own result string,
which consists of two numbers. The result string shall be
used as argument of option -C with said programs. It gives
the start address of the most recent session and the
predicted start address of the next session to be appended.
The string is empty if the most recent session was not
written with option -multi. |
-multi |
This option keeps CD, unformatted DVD-R[W], DVD+R, or BD-R appendable after the current session has been written. Without it the disc gets closed and may not be written any more - unless it is a -RW and gets blanked which causes loss of its content. |
The following sessions can only be written in -tao mode.
-multi is prohibited with DVD-R[W] DAO write mode and on
DVD-R DL media. Option --prodvd_cli_compatible eventually
makes -multi tolerable but cannot make it work. |
-nocopy |
Create subsequent tracks with permission for a single level of copies. I.e. those copies would then be marked by -scms as offering no permission for further copies. |
-nopad |
Do not add trailing zeros to the data stream. Nevertheless, since there seems to be no use for audio tracks with incomplete last sector, this option applies only to data tracks. There it is default. |
-nopreemp |
Indicate for subsequent tracks that they were mastered without pre-emphasis. |
-pad |
Add 30 kiB of trailing zeros to each data track. (This is not sufficient to avoid problems with various CD-ROM read drivers.) |
padsize=size |
Add the given amount of trailing zeros to the next data track. This option gets reset to padsize=0 after that next track is written. It may be set again before the next track argument. About size specifiers, see option fs=. |
-preemp |
Indicate for subsequent tracks that they were mastered with pre-emphasis. |
-sao |
Write CD in Session At Once mode or sequential DVD-R[W] in Disc-at-once (DAO) mode. |
With CD this mode is able to put several audio tracks on
media without producing audible gaps between them. |
-scanbus |
Scan the system for drives. On Linux the drives at
/dev/s* and at /dev/hd* are to be scanned by two separate
runs. One without dev= for /dev/s* and one with dev=ATA for
/dev/hd* devices. (Option --drives lists all available
drives in a single run.) |
-scms |
Create subsequent tracks without permission for being copied. This is usually done for tracks which are copies of tracks that were marked with -nocopy (but not yet with -scms). So copies of copies are prohibited. |
This option gets reset by option -copy. Thus the combination -copy -nocopy means -nocopy surely without -scms. |
speed=number |
Set speed of drive. With data CD, 1x speed corresponds to
a throughput of 150,000 bytes/second. With DVD, 1x =
1,385,000 bytes/second. With BD 1x = 4,495,625 bytes/second.
It is not an error to set a speed higher than is suitable
for drive and media. One should stay within a realistic
speed range, though. Special speed settings are: |
-swab |
Announce that the raw audio data source of subsequent tracks is byte swapped versus the expectations of cdrecord. This option is suitable for audio where the least significant byte of a 16 bit word is first (little-endian, Intel). Most raw audio data on PC systems are available in this byte order. Less guesswork is needed if track sources are in format MS-WAVE in a file with suffix ".wav". |
-tao |
Write CD in Track At Once (TAO) mode, sequential DVD-R[W] in Incremental Streaming mode, or DVD+R[/DL] without traditional -sao restrictions. This mode also applies pro-forma to overwriteable media |
Mode -tao can be used with track sources of unpredictable
size, like standard input or named pipes. It is also the
only mode that can be used for writing to appendable media
which already hold data. With unformatted DVD-R[W] it is the
only mode which allows -multi. |
-text |
Enable writing of CD-TEXT attributes read by option cuefile=. Without option -text, cue sheet file command CDTEXTFILE will be ignored and no CD-TEXT attributes will be read from the file. Nevertheless, CATALOG and ISRC will have the same effect as options mcn= and isrc=. |
textfile=path |
Read CD-TEXT packs from the file depicted by path and put
them into the Lead-in of the emerging session. This session
has to be done by Session At Once (SAO) mode and may only
contain audio tracks. |
-toc |
Print the table of content (TOC) which describes the tracks recorded on disc. The output contains all info from option -atip plus lines which begin with "track:", the track number, the word "lba:" and a number which gives the start address of the track. Addresses are counted in CD sectors which with SAO or TAO data tracks hold 2048 bytes each. |
If verbosity is set to level 2 (-v -v) then the CD-TEXT
packs from the lead-in of an audio CD get extracted and
written into file 'cdtext.dat', if that file
does not yet exist. Prepended is a 4 byte header, followed
by one or more packs of 18 bytes each. |
Example. Retrieve an afio archive from track number 2: |
tracknumber=2 |
tsize=size |
Announces the exact size of the next track source. This
is necessary with any write mode other than -tao if the
track source is not a regular disk file, but e.g.
"-" (standard input) or a named pipe. About size
specifiers, see option fs=. |
-v |
Increment verbosity level by one. Startlevel is 0 with only few messages. Level 1 prints progress report with long running operations and also causes some extra lines to be put out with info retrieval options. Level 2 additionally reports about option settings derived from arguments or startup files. Level 3 is for debugging and useful mainly in conjunction with somebody who had a look into the program sourcecode. |
Enable logging of SCSI commands to stderr. This allows expert examination of the interaction between libburn and the drive. The commands are specified in SCSI-3 standards SPC, SBC, MMC. |
-waiti |
Wait until input data is available at stdin or EOF occurs at stdin. Only then begin to access any drives. |
One should use this if cdrskin is working at the end of a
pipe where the feeder process reads from the drive before it
starts writing its output into cdrskin. Example: |
Alphabetical list of options which are genuine to cdrskin and intended for normal use: |
--adjust_speed_to_drive |
Curb explicitly given speed= values to the maximum which is announced by the drive for the loaded media. By default, such an adjustment is only made with pseudo-speeds 0 and -1 whereas speed settings > 0 are sent unchanged to the drive which will then choose an appropriate speed on its own. |
--allow_emulated_drives |
Enable drive addresses of the form dev=stdio:<path>. See above, paragraph "Drive preparation and addressing". |
--allow_setuid |
Disable the loud warning about insecure discrepance between login user and effective user which indicates application of chmod u+s to the program binary. One should not do this chmod u+s , but it is an old cdrecord tradition. |
--any_track |
Allow source_addresses to begin with "-" (plus further characters) or to contain a "=" character. By default such arguments are seen as misspelled options. It is nevertheless not possible to use one of the options listed with --list_ignored_options. |
assert_write_lba=block_number|byte_address |
Abort if the write address given with this option is not
the same as predicted immediately before the write session
starts. This option can ensure that a start address which
was presumed by a formatter like mkisofs -C is really used
by the drive for writing. assert_write_lba=0 effectively
demands blank media and excludes appendables. |
cd_start_tno=number |
Set the number which shall be written as CD track number
with the first track of the session. The following tracks
will then get written with consecutive CD track numbers. The
resulting number of the last track must not exceed 99. The
lowest possible start number is 1, which is also the
default. |
cdtext_to_textfile=path |
Extract the CD-TEXT packs from the lead-in of an audio CD
and write them to the file with the given path. If CD-TEXT
can be retrieved, then this file will be suitable for option
textfile=. |
cdtext_to_v07t=path |
Extract the CD-TEXT packs from the lead-in of an audio CD
and write them as human readable Sony Input Sheet Version
0.7T to the file with the given path. If CD-TEXT can be
retrieved, then this file will be suitable for option
input_sheet_v07t=. |
--demand_a_drive |
Exit with a nonzero value if no drive can be found during a bus scan. |
--devices |
List the device file addresses of all accessible CD
drives. In order to get listed, a drive has to offer
rw-permission for the cdrskin user and it may not be busy.
The superuser should be able to see all idle drives listed
and busy drives reported as "SORRY" messages. |
--device_links |
Like --devices, but presenting the drives with addresses
of symbolic links which point to the actual device
files. |
direct_write_amount=size |
Do not write a session with tracks but rather make an
appropriate number of direct write operations with no
preparations. Flushing the drive buffer will be the only
finalization. It is advised to eject the media afterwards
because the write operations circumvent the usual system i/o
with its caches and buffers. By ejecting, those invalid
memory copies get surely discarded. |
dvd_obs=default|32k|64k |
Set the number of bytes to be transmitted with each write operation to DVD or BD media. With most write types, tracks get padded up to the next multiple of this write size (see option --obs_pad). A number of 64 KB may improve throughput with systems which show latency problems. The default depends on media type, option stream_recording=, and on compile time options. |
extract_audio_to=directory_path |
Extract tracks from an audio CD as separate WAVE audio
files into the given directory. This directory has to
already exist, but none of the track files may exist. This
option will rather fail than overwrite an existing file. |
extract_basename=name |
Set a filename which shall be used by extract_audio_to= instead of the default name "track". |
--extract_dap |
Enable Digital Audio Play flaw obscuring mechanisms like audio data mute and interpolate. |
extract_tracks=number[,number[,...]] |
Set a list of track numbers to define which tracks shall
be extracted by extract_audio_to=. If no extract_tracks= is
given, then all audio tracks get extracted. It is
permissible to have more than one extract_tracks= option in
order to split a long list into shorter pieces. |
fallback_program=command |
Set a command name to be executed if cdrskin encounters a
known cdrecord option which it does not yet support. If a
non-empty command is given with fallback_program=, and if no
essential options are given which are specific to cdrskin,
then cdrskin will delegate the job to said command. |
--four_channel |
Indicate for subsequent tracks that they were mastered with four channels. |
fifo_start_at=size |
Do not wait for full fifo but start burning as soon as the given number of bytes is read. This option may be helpful to bring the average throughput near to the maximum throughput of a drive. A large fs= and a small fifo_start_at= combine a quick burn start and a large savings buffer to compensate for temporary lack of source data. At the beginning of burning, the software protection against buffer underun is as weak as the size of fifo_start_at= . So it is best if the drive offers hardware protection which is enabled automatically if not driveropts=noburnfree is given. |
--grow_overwriteable_iso |
Enable emulation of multi-session writing on
overwriteable media which contain an ISO-9660 filesystem.
This emulation is learned from growisofs -M but adapted to
the usage model of |
input_sheet_v07t=path |
Read CD-TEXT definitions from a Sony Input Sheet version
0.7T. Up to eight or seven such sheets can be read by
multiple input_sheet_v07t= options. Each will define one
CD-TEXT language block. |
--list_formats |
List the available format descriptors as reported by the
drive for the loaded media. Each descriptor line begins with
"Format idx" and the descriptor's list
index, followed by a ":", the format type, the
number of payload blocks and that same number converted to
MiB. |
--list_ignored_options |
List all ignored cdrecord options. The "-" options cannot be used as addresses of track sources. No track source address may begin with a text equal to an option which ends by "=". The list is ended by an empty line. |
--list_speeds |
Put out a list of speed values as reported by the output
drive with the loaded medium. This does not necessarily mean
that the medium is writable or that these speeds are
actually achievable. Especially the lists reported with
empty drive or with ROM media obviously advertise speeds for
other media. |
--long_toc |
Like option -toc but marking each session start by a line "first: X last: Y" and each session end by "track:lout ...". |
--no_load |
When aquiring the optical drive, do not try to load its tray. This yields the same behavior for desktop drives with tray loader as is shown by laptop drives which usually lack a motorized tray loader. |
--no_rc |
Only if used as first command line argument this option prevents reading and interpretation of eventual startup files. See section FILES below. |
--pacifier_with_newline |
Adds a newline character to each pacifier line that would elsewise be overwritten by the next pacifier line. Such lines are emitted during a run of writing, formatting, or blanking if option -v is given. |
--prodvd_cli_compatible |
Activates behavior modifications with some DVD situations
which bring cdrskin nearer to the behavior of
cdrecord-ProDVD: |
--single_track |
Accept only the last argument of the command line as track source address. |
stdio_sync=on|off|number |
Set the number of bytes after which to force output to drives with prefix "stdio:". This forcing keeps the memory from being clogged with lots of pending data for slow devices. Default "on" is the same as "16m". Forced output can be disabled by "off". |
stream_recording=on|off|number |
By setting "on" request that compliance to the
desired speed setting is preferred over management of write
errors. With DVD-RAM and BD this can bring effective write
speed near to the nominal write speed of the media. But it
will also disable the automatic use of replacement blocks if
write errors occur. It might as well be disliked or ignored
by the drive. |
tao_to_sao_tsize=size |
Set an exact fixed size for the next track to be in
effect only if the track source cannot deliver a size
prediction and no tsize= was specified and an exact track
size prediction is demanded by the write mode. |
--tell_media_space |
Prepare a recording session, do not perform it but rather
inquire the maximum number of 2048 byte data blocks which
may be written in the current state of media with the
prepared setup. So this option disables recording of data.
It does allow blanking, though, and will measure space
afterwards. |
textfile_to_v07t=path |
Read a CD-TEXT pack file (e.g. cdtext.dat from a run with
-v -v -toc) and print its content in the human readable
format that is described with option input_sheet_v07t=. |
--two_channel |
Indicate for subsequent tracks that they were mastered with two channels. |
write_start_address=byte_offset |
Set the address on media where to start writing the
track. With DVD+RW, DVD-RAM or BD-RE byte_offset must be
aligned to 2 kiB blocks, but better is 32 kiB. With DVD-RW
32 kiB alignment is mandatory. |
Alphabetical list of options which are only intended for very special situations and not for normal use: |
--abort_handler |
Establish default signal handling not to leave a drive in busy state but rather to shut it down and to wait until it has ended the final operations. This option is only needed for revoking eventual --ignore_signals or --no_abort_handler. |
--allow_untested_media |
Enable the use of media profiles which have been
implemented but not yet tested. Currently this option is
without effect because no media types are under test
reservation. |
--cdtext_dummy |
Prepare a burn run, report the effective array of CD-TEXT
packs to stdout, and then end the program run without
starting to burn the session. A blank CD-R or CD-RW has to
be present in the drive, nevertheless. |
--cdtext_verbose |
Like --cdtext_dummy but without preventing the burn run. Combinable with option -dummy to exercise a CD burn run with no persistent impact on the medium. |
dev_translation=<sep><from><sep><to> |
Set drive address alias. This was necessary before
cdrskin-0.2.4 to manually translate cdrecord addresses into
cdrskin addresses. |
--drive_abort_on_busy |
Linux specific: Abort process if a busy drive is encountered. |
--drive_blocking |
Linux specific: Try to wait for a busy drive to become free. This is not guaranteed to work with all drivers. Some need nonblocking i/o. |
--drive_f_setlk |
Linux specific: Try to get exclusive lock on drive device file via fcntl(2). |
--drive_not_exclusive |
Linux specific: Combine --drive_not_f_setlk and --drive_not_o_excl. |
--drive_not_f_setlk |
Linux specific: Do not try to get exclusive lock on drive device file via fcntl(2). |
--drive_not_o_excl |
Linux specific: Do not ask the operating system to prevent opening busy drives. Wether this leads to senseful behavior depends on operating system and kernel. |
drive_scsi_dev_family=sr|scd|sg |
Linux specific: Select a SCSI device file family to be
scanned for by options --devices, --device_links and
-scanbus. Normally this is /dev/sgN on kernel versions <
2.6 and /dev/srN on kernels >= 2.6 . This option allows
to explicitly override that default in order to meet other
programs at a common device file for each drive. On kernel
2.4 families sr and scd will find no drives. |
--drive_scsi_exclusive |
Linux specific: Try to exclusively reserve device files /dev/srN, /dev/scdM, /dev/sgK of drives. This would be helpful to protect against collisions with program growisofs. Regrettably on Linux kernel 2.4 with ide-scsi emulation this seems not to work. Wether it becomes helpful with new Linux systems has to be evaluated. |
--fifo_disable |
Disable fifo despite any fs=. |
--fifo_per_track |
Use a separate fifo for each track. |
--fill_up_media |
Expand the last track of the session to occupy all
remaining free space on the media. |
grab_drive_and_wait=seconds |
Open the addressed drive, wait the given number of seconds, release the drive, and do normal work as indicated by the other options used. This option helps to explore the program behavior when faced with busy drives. Just start a second cdrskin with option --devices while grab_drive_and_wait= is still active. |
--ignore_signals |
Try to ignore any signals rather than to abort the program. This is not a very good idea. You might end up waiting a very long time for cdrskin to finish. |
modesty_on_drive=<mode>[:min_percent=<num>][:max_percent=<num>] |
Mode 1 keeps the program from trying to write to the
burner drive while its buffer is in danger to be filled by
more than max_percent. If this filling is exceeded then the
program will wait until the filling is at most
min_percent. |
--no_abort_handler |
On signals exit even if the drive is in busy state. This is not a very good idea. You might end up with a stuck drive that refuses to hand out the media. |
--no_blank_appendable |
Refuse to blank appendable CD-RW or DVD-RW. This is a feature that was once builtin with libburn. No information available for what use case it was needed. |
--no_convert_fs_adr |
Do only literal translations of dev=. This prevents
cdrskin from test-opening device files in order to find one
that matches the given dev= specifier. |
--obs_pad |
Pad the data of last write operation of a DVD-R[W] DAO
session or stdio: pseudo-drive up to the full size of an
output chunk. This padding has to be applied automatically
to the other DVD and BD media types, where it causes e.g.
ISO images to have trailing unclaimed blocks. |
--old_pseudo_scsi_adr |
Linux specific: Use and report literal Bus,Target,Lun addresses rather than real SCSI and pseudo ATA addresses. This method is outdated and was never compatible with original cdrecord. |
sao_postgap=off|number |
Define whether a post-gap shall be written at the end of
the track and how many sectors this gap shall have. A
post-gap occupies the range of an additional index of the
track. It contains zeros. No bytes from the track source
will be read for writing the post-gap. |
sao_pregap=off|number |
Define whether a pre-gap shall be written before the
track and how many sectors this pre-gap shall have. A
pre-gap is written in the range of track index 0 and
contains zeros resp. silence. No bytes from the track source
will be read for writing the pre-gap. |
--xa1-ignore |
Silently interpret option -xa1 as -data. This may be necessary if a frontent does not prepare -xa1 block headers but insists in using option -xa1. |
Get an overview of drives and their addresses: |
cdrskin -scanbus |
Get info about a particular drive or loaded media: |
cdrskin dev=0,1,0 -checkdrive |
Prepare CD-RW or DVD-RW for re-use, DVD-RAM or BD-RE for first use: |
cdrskin -v dev=/dev/sg1 blank=as_needed -eject |
Format DVD-RW to avoid need for blanking before re-use: |
cdrskin -v dev=/dev/sr0 blank=format_overwrite |
De-format DVD-RW to make it capable of multi-session again: |
cdrskin -v dev=/dev/sr0 blank=deformat_sequential |
Write ISO-9660 filesystem image as only one to blank or formatted media: |
cdrskin -v dev=/dev/hdc speed=12 fs=8m \ |
Write compressed afio archive on-the-fly (not possible with minimally blanked DVD-RW or DVD-R DL): |
find . | afio -oZ - | \ |
Write multi-session to the same CD, DVD-R[W], DVD+R[/DL], or BD-R: |
cdrskin dev=/dev/sr0 -v padsize=300k -multi 1.iso |
Get multi-session info for option -C of program mkisofs: |
c_values=$(cdrskin dev=/dev/hdc -msinfo
2>/dev/null) |
Inquire free space on media for a -multi run: |
x=$(cdrskin dev=/dev/sr0 -multi \ |
Write audio tracks and CD-TEXT to CD: |
cdrskin -v dev=ATA:1,0,0 speed=48 -sao \ |
Extract audio tracks and CD-TEXT from CD into directory /home/me/my_cd: |
mkdir /home/me/my_cd |
Startup files: |
If not --no_rc is given as the first argument then cdrskin attempts on startup to read the arguments from the following files: /etc/default/cdrskin The files are read in the sequence given above, but none
of them is required for cdrskin to function properly. Each
readable line is treated as one single argument. No extra
blanks. A first character '#' marks a comment,
empty lines are ignored. |
Disabling superuser safety precautions: |
The superuser is normally banned from using any other emulated drive but /dev/null. This ban can be lifted by the existence of file /root/cdrskin_permissions/allow_emulated_drives where the directory must be owned by the superuser and
must not offer w-permissions for group or others. |
Formatting data track sources for cdrskin: |
mkisofs(8), genisoimage(8), xorriso(1), afio(1), star(1) |
Other CD/DVD/BD burn programs: |
cdrecord(1), wodim(1), xorriso(1) |
For DVD/BD burning (also tutor of libburn's DVD/BD capabilities): |
growisofs(1) |
cdrskin was written by Thomas Schmitt <firstname.lastname@example.com>. This manual page was started by George Danchev <firstname.lastname@example.com> and is now maintained by Thomas Schmitt. |


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This is number sixty-four in Jack Brown's series of interviews with MMA fighters and personalities, and for this particular interview, we're pleased to feature veteran UFC light heavyweight, Cyrille Diabaté. A French kickboxer and mixed martial artist, Diabaté, at age thirty-nine, is a well-traveled fighter who is still in the prime of his career. Just three years and seven fights into his time in the UFC, Diabaté has more wins than losses. A veteran of Pride FC and a longtime training partner of Dan Henderson, "The Snake" is still very dangerous. Please enjoy the conversation below. Jack Brown: What was your first experience with martial arts/combat sports, and how did it become more than just a hobby for you? Cyrille Diabaté: My first experience was starting Savate French kickboxing and Muay Thai at the age of eighteen. I was hooked straight away and wanted to compete. I had my first kickboxing fight three months after starting, and I was French amateur champ nine months after. JB: What do you recall about your first professional MMA fight, a TKO win at Golden Trophy 1999, and how prepared do you feel you were at the time? CD: Actually there are a few fights not recorded on Sherdog. My first Golden Trophy fight was the quarterfinals of a heavyweight tournament in 1996! Back then, it was Pancrase rules. I won my three fights and the tournament. It was the first time I made the front page of a magazine. I had no ground skills at the time and relied only on my Muay Thai. Luckily for me, back then, BJJ wasn't as big as it is today. JB: In the earlier part of your career, you fought in both MMA and kickboxing simultaneously. What were your most satisfying performances as a kickboxer? CD: I had a few good stand-up wars in some bareknuckle karate tournaments that I won, and I also had some great fights in Holland. One of my favorites was my win against Rick "The Jet" Roufus, as he was one of my favorite kickboxers when I started fighting. JB: In 2006, you had what still might be the highest profile fight of your career, a matchup with Mauricio Rua in Pride FC. How did that fight come about, and what did you learn from that experience against the legendary Shogun? CD: Well I had been fighting in Japan for a few years in some smaller shows like Shootboxing and Deep Impact. I had won all of my fights and naturally my manager was in contact with Pride FC. I was out with an injury (slipped disk in my neck), and enjoying my holidays in Croatia, when my manager called me and offered a fight against Alistair Overeem in Pride. The fight would be in three weeks, and back then, Alistair was my size. I really didn't have much choice, knowing that opportunities like that are rare. So I said yes. I flew back home two days later to train, and I found out that my opponent had been switched to Shogun. Being able to fight in Pride was great as it was really one of my main goals at the time. I knew I didn't have much cardio because of the short time to prepare so I tried my best to hurt him early in the fight. He took me down and wore me out before stomping me. My neck and face didn't like it. JB: You finally entered the UFC in 2010, with a victory over Luiz Cane at UFC 114. What was it like to debut in the UFC and to get that victory? CD: It was another great feeling. It's hard coming from a country where the MMA scene and fighters are virtually unknown. MMA is still illegal in France, and it seems like it's a lot harder for us to get shots at the big shows. Hopefully in the future things will change and you'll see a lot more French fighters get opportunities. We have some great talent here in France. JB: You are currently 4-3 in the UFC. We last saw you fight back in February, against Jimi Manuwa, when, unfortunately, you were unable to continue after the first round due to injury. How has your recovery gone and when do you hope to fight again? CD: I have suffered a long time from tendinitis in my Achilles tendon, and in the locker room warming up for the fight, I felt a tear in the tendon while kicking the pads. It was pretty painful but bearable. Then early on in the first round, I felt a tear in my calf. That was really painful. It felt like someone had stabbed me in the leg. From then on, it kept on getting worse. I couldn't continue and lost. The doctor at the English hospital said that he didn't see much! But I found out, after returning to France for some exams, that I had a five-inch split in my Achilles tendon and a tear in my calf muscle. I've been rehabbing ever since. It's taking some time just because I had to let the tears heal before starting all the exercising. Apparently I'm a few weeks away from being able to train normally. JB: Of all the other light heavyweights in the UFC, who do you most respect or admire and who are the fighters that you would most like to face? CD: Well it's hard to say. I respect and admire a lot of fighters, but I love Hendo's heart and faith in himself. His competing at that level, having the drive at his age, and getting those results, sends a message out to a lot of people. Will can do miracles. JB: You have trained internationally with many of the greats in MMA over the years. Who have been some of the training partners and coaches that have really helped you evolve as a fighter? CD: All my buddies from Team Quest, Temecula, helped me regain confidence in my skills and confidence does wonders for me. Same thing when I trained with my buddies from Alliance MMA. The MMA scene in France is small compared to the U.S., so it's good to get out and see what goes on outside sometimes. JB: What else do you enjoy outside of training and fighting, and who are the individuals who have supported you most in life? CD: I love going to the movies, video games, eating out with friends, and partying, like any other regular guy. I love travelling and I get to travel a lot with my fighters as a coach for the Snake Team, my MMA gym here in Paris. I've always had great support from my team members and that's where I get a lot of my strength from. JB: Last question, Cyrille, and thanks for taking the time to do this. What does it mean to you to be a fighter and how much do you enjoy it? CD: Being a fighter has made me a better person. The path to becoming an accomplished fighter is bound to make you better. That's what I try to teach my students at the gym, and for me that's what being a fighter is really all about. -- Thank you so much for reading and please follow @CyrilleDiabate and @Jackjohnbrown on Twitter. Visit Facebook for links to all of Jack's past interviews and blogs. Thank you to @KirikJenness for @theUG. Related MMA gear from the UG Store
Recent Comments »3/7/14 9:35 AM by Judontkneedthisname3744Jacks Back! lol. 3/7/14 9:32 AM by Throwin'KnucklesNice interview . 3/7/14 9:32 AM by PUBLICnooseLol 3/7/14 9:18 AM by Jack Brown. 7/5/13 2:32 PM by Jack BrownTtt 7/3/13 6:30 AM by Jack BrownTtt 7/3/13 12:58 AM by UGCTT_FryedTakayamaIt would be an honor for Shogun to stomp on my face. 7/3/13 12:56 AM by Rambo John JHmmmm heads do not like stomps?Hmmmmmmmmn 7/3/13 12:40 AM by RileyPustMy face and neck are also allergic to stomps. Great interview Jack. |


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Administrative law governs the administration of city, county, state and federal government agencies' rules, regulations, applications, licenses, permits, available information, hearings, appeals and decision-making. (Read More)
Although a number of BMAK's lawyers have extensive experience with appeals, our appellate practice is headed by Mr. Blanchard, who has earned board certification from the Florida Bar as an appellate practitioner.(Read More)
Civil litigation is a legal dispute between two or more parties that seeks money damages or specific performance rather than criminal sanctions. (Read More)
Commercial litigation encompasses any type of controversy related to business. Commercial litigation matters can range from relatively simple, uncomplicated contract disputes, to highly complex matters.(Read More)
Community association law deals with legal issues related to homeowners and condominium associations. (Read More)
Corporate and business law involves the relationship between the members of the business entity, the creation of that entity and the operation of the entity. (Read More)
Criminal law differs from civil law in that, while only money or property is at stake in a civil case, severe fines as well as your liberty or even your life can be at risk in a criminal case. The violation of a criminal statute can result in the assessment of fines and the imposition of probation and/or incarceration. (Read More)
Employment law encompasses a wide variety of legal issues such as family medical leave, minimum wage violations, wrongful termination, harassment, wages and salaries and workplace discrimination. Many employment issues are covered by State, Federal, statutory and case law.(Read More)
Ocala and Marion County is proud to call itself the Thoroughbred Horse Capital of the World. The equine industry generates many legal issues from purchase, to boarding, training, and racing, through sale or syndication.(Read More)
Family law is a legal practice area that encompasses legal issues that families face. We recognize that such issues involve complex emotional, legal and financial considerations.(Read More)
Medical malpractice, otherwise known as medical negligence, involves the failure of a healthcare provider to adhere to the governing standard of care when treating a patient, resulting in injury to the patient. (Read More)
Foreclosures are an unfortunate national dilemma creating a major economic impact throughout the country and the world. Our lawyers have extensive experience on both sides of the foreclosure process, representing both lenders and borrowers.(Read More)
If you or a loved one suffers a serious personal injury as the result of someone else's negligence or intentional act, it is important that you consult with an attorney before speaking with an insurance company representative.(Read More)
It is unfortunate that products we buy to use or consume can often cause serious injury or death. This may be because of negligent manufacture, negligent design or improper or insufficient warnings or directions.(Read More)
Our attorneys handle real estate matters covering the entire range of possible transactions and issues, from contract formation and negotiation to closing, simple residential matters like landlord/tenant and neighbor disputes to complex landlord/tenant litigation, commercial transactions, and zoning and land use disputes.(Read More)
The services provided by the lawyers of BMAK in the areas of Wills, Trusts and Estates include assisting the client with determining what type of estate plan best suits his or her needs through the preparation of everything from simple Wills to complex estate plans.(Read More)


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